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The Offence
''The Offence'' is a 1973 British crime neo noir drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, based upon the 1968 stage play ''This Story of Yours'' by John Hopkins. It stars Sean Connery as police detective Johnson, who kills suspected child molester Kenneth Baxter ( Ian Bannen) while interrogating him. The film explores Johnson's varied, often aggressive attempts at rationalizing what he did, revealing his true motives for killing the suspect in a series of flashbacks. Trevor Howard and Vivien Merchant appear in major supporting roles. Bannen was nominated for a BAFTA award for his performance. Plot Detective-Sergeant Johnson has been a police officer for 20 years and is deeply affected by the murders, rapes, and other violent crimes he has investigated. He is plagued by images of violence, and he appears to be losing his mind under the strain. His anger surfaces while interrogating Kenneth Baxter, who is suspected of raping a young girl. By the end of the interrogation, Johns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award: four for Best Director for '' 12 Angry Men'' (1957), '' Dog Day Afternoon'' (1975), '' Network'' (1976), and '' The Verdict'' (1982) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for '' Prince of the City'' (1981). He did not win an individual Academy Award, but did receive an Academy Honorary Award, and 14 of his films were nominated for Oscars. According to ''The Encyclopedia of Hollywood'', Lumet was one of the most prolific filmmakers of the modern era, directing more than one movie a year on average since his directorial debut in 1957. Turner Classic Movies notes his "strong direction of actors", "vigorous storytelling" and the "social realism" in his best work. Film critic Roger Ebert described him as "one of the finest craftsmen and warmest humanitarians among all film directors".Ebert, Roger"Sidney Lumet: In memory"''Chicago Sun Times,'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.") This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of ''malice'',This is "malice" in a technical legal sense, not the more usual English sense denoting an emotional state. See malice (law). brought about by reasonable provocation, or diminished capacity. ''Involuntary'' manslaughter, where it is recognized, is a killing that lacks all but the most attenuated guilty intent, recklessness. Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bond
The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 1964, eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelisations: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood (writer), Christopher Wood, John Gardner (British writer), John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd (writer), William Boyd, and Anthony Horowitz. The latest novel is ''With a Mind to Kill'' by Anthony Horowitz, published in May 2022. Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on Young Bond, a young James Bond, and Samantha Weinberg, Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the The Moneypenny Diaries, diaries of a recurring series character, Miss Moneypenny, Moneypenny. The character—also known by the code number 007 (pronounced "double-oh-seven")—has also been adapted for television, radio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Goorney
Howard Jacob Goorney (11 May 1921 – 29 March 2007) was a British actor who starred in such programmes as ''Only Fools and Horses''. He was one of the founder members of Joan Littlewood's 'Theatre Workshop', and wrote ''The Theatre Workshop Story'', published by Methuen - a definitive account of the company's early years, including their move to the Theatre Royal in Stratford East. He is also known for numerous theatre roles, including Bill Bryden William Campbell Rough Bryden (12 April 1942 – 5 January 2022) was a Scottish stage and film director and screenwriter. Early life and career He worked as a trainee with Scottish Television before becoming assistant director at the Belgrad ...'s ''The Mysteries'' and ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' at the National Theatre in the 1970s and 1980s. Filmography References External links * * Obituary in ''The Guardian''Obituary in ''The Times'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Goorney, Howard 1921 births 2007 deaths English male stage actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Fenemore
Hilda Lilian Fenemore (22 April 1914 – 13 April 2004) was an English actress with a prolific career in film and television from the 1940s to the 1990s. Fenemore played mainly supporting roles which were characterised in her obituary in ''The Stage'' as "friends, neighbours, mothers and passers-by"; however, her many credits meant that she fell into the category of actresses who a majority of film and TV viewers would have been unable to name, yet whose face was instantly recognisable. Her longest-running role was recurring character Jennie Wren in TV series ''Dixon of Dock Green'', who she played for six series between 1960 and 1965. Career Fenemore began her career as a stage actress, joining the company of actors at London's left-wing and progressive Unity Theatre in the 1940s. There she met and married fellow actor Rex Edwards, and worked under the supervision of dramatist Ted Willis, with whom she would later work also in television. Fenemore made her first film appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Gordon
Maxine Gordon is a British actress who is perhaps most famous for her role as Jane Edmonds in the 1972 Sidney Lumet film ''The Offence''. She has also had notable roles in the sitcom '' ...And Mother Makes Five'' as Jane Redway, '' The Canal Children'' as Betsy Russell, the ITV series ''Crossroads'' as Becky Foster and the drama series '' Midnight is a Place'' as Anne Marie. She also played the part of Verity in " Stigma", a 1977 episode of the BBC series ''A Ghost Story for Christmas ''A Ghost Story for Christmas'' is a strand of annual British short television films originally broadcast on BBC One between 1971 and 1978, and revived sporadically by the BBC since 2005. With one exception, the original instalments were dire ...''. References External links * * British actresses British stage actresses British film actresses British television actresses Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Sagar
Anthony Sagar (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English character actor and a member of the National Theatre. He was prolific screen performer and appeared in many films (including seven of the '' Carry On'' series) and television series including the 1959 adaptation of ''The Moonstone'', ''Steptoe and Son'', '' The Avengers'' and ''Dad's Army''. Career James Anthony Sagar was born in Burnley, Lancashire and his early career was largely in film and stage. His first television role, in ''Dixon of Dock Green'', came at the age of 36. He stayed with police dramas, appearing in ''Z-Cars'', ''Special Branch'' and ''New Scotland Yard''. Other television roles included Ernie Kidd in ''Swallows and Amazons'' (1963), Sergeant Harris in ''Doomwatch'' (1970) and Parker in '' Spyder's Web'' (1972), as well as appearances in '' The Avengers'' (1969) and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (1969).Richard Webber, Jimmy Perry and David Croft, ''The Complete A-Z of Dad's Army'' – Orion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Moore (actor)
Richard Moore (born 1942) is an English actor known for playing Jarvis Skelton on ITV's '' Emmerdale'' from 2002 to 2005. Early and personal life Moore was born in 1942, and lived in Burnley, Lancashire during his early life, attending Burnley Grammar School. He initially worked as a photographer for the Burnley Express, while being involved with amateur dramatics groups, one of which included Malcolm Hebden, called ''The Highcliffe Players''. He went on to train at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Early TV appearances were in the first series of '' The Likely Lads'', with James Bolam and Rodney Bewes. Moore is a keen Burnley F.C. supporter, even sneaking club paraphernalia onto the '' Emmerdale'' set. Acting career After drama school, Moore spent more than 10 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Television *'' After Henry (1992) as Mr Ashley guest role. *'' Emmerdale'' (2002–2005) as Jarvis Skelton, series regular *'' McCallum'' (1997–1998) as Sir Paddy Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hallam
John William Francis Hallam (28 October 1941 – 14 November 2006) was a British character actor, who frequently played hard men or military types. Early life John Hallam was born, the son of a superintendent at London Docklands, in 1941 in Lisburn, County Antrim, after the family were evacuated to Northern Ireland during the Second World War. On returning to England, he boarded at St Albans School, before starting his working life in a London bank. Despite having a talent for mathematics, he said he was sacked for getting the figures right without being able to explain how he did so. As a result, he ended up selling deckchairs on the South Coast, where he eventually found acting work in repertory theatre. Career Stage After training at RADA (1962–64), Hallam began acting with Laurence Olivier's embryonic National Theatre Company, playing the Stage Door Keeper in ''Trelawny of the 'Wells''' (Old Vic Theatre, 1965). He was seen performing on television for the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Radd
Ronald Radd (22 January 1929 – 23 April 1976) was a British television actor. He is perhaps best remembered for originating the role of Hunter in the television thriller series ''Callan''. In 1971, he was nominated for a Tony Award for ''Abelard and Heloise''. Early work Radd began as a stage actor in the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham in the early-1950s, along with the likes of Leslie Sands and Edward Mulhare. In 1951 he appeared in a Lionel Hamilton production of '' The Romantic Young Lady'' at the Kettering Savoy.''Northampton Mercury'', 9 March 1951, p. 5; accessed via The British Newspaper Archive ; retrieved 22 November 2014. By 1954, Radd had graduated to the West End, where he appeared with Kenneth Williams in two different productions in the Apollo Theatre in February 1956, ''The Buccaneer'' and '' The Boy Friend''. Television and film work Radd gradually lost interest in theatre and broke into television in ''Ordeal by Fire'' in 1957 as a dastardly Frenchman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Newark
Derek John Newark (8 June 1933 – 11 August 1998) was an English actor in television, film and theatre. Career Newark began his working life as a soldier in the Coldstream Guards before joining the Royal Artillery. However, he wanted to become an actor, and left the Army to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Newark appeared in a large number of film and television roles, including '' The Baron'' (1967), '' The Avengers'' (three episodes in the 1960s), ''Z-Cars'' (six episodes between 1969 and 1972), '' Barlow'' in the regular role of Det. Insp. Tucker (1974–1975) and various other minor roles. He appeared in episodes two to four of the first ''Doctor Who'' story ''An Unearthly Child'' in 1963. Later he appeared opposite Jon Pertwee in the 1970 story ''Inferno''. Newark also played the role of Spooner, an ill-tempered former Red Devil turned professional wrestler in the series ''Rising Damp''. In the 1970s, Newark became more involved in the theatre, spending near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles (16 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an English television and stage actor. He gained prominence for television dramas such as '' Callan: A Magnum for Schneider'' and ''I, Claudius''. He is however, best remembered for his roles in sitcoms and television dramadies, including: ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', '' Only When I Laugh'', ''To the Manor Born'', '' The Bounder'', '' The Irish R.M.'', '' Lytton's Diary'', '' Executive Stress'' and '' Perfect Scoundrels''. Early life and education Bowles was born in London, England. His father, Herbert Reginald Bowles, was a valet-companion and chauffeur to Drogo Montagu, son of the George Montagu, 9th Earl of Sandwich, and later butler to Montagu’s widow, a daughter of Lord Beaverbrook. His mother, Sarah Jane (née Harrison), was from Scotland, and served as a nanny to the family of the Duke of Argyll, before working for Beaverbrook's family in England, which is how they met. In October 1939, the family lived in Brackley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
